[Caleb lets the self-depreciating remark go unmarked, focusing on the rest of it.]

That is...concerning, but useful. Thank you. [So, there are other people in his position. Not just with lost items, but with abilities that have been suppressed.] Do you know if he has been able to regain those skills since? Or if you know anyone who has lost and regained something.

[Maybe he can still make this useful to him in the way that he most wants it to be.]